Sun in the middle of Swedish winter is a sought after thing, and this photo by Flickr user mjlacey captures the seasonal beauty of sunlight on snow.
The oldest botanical garden in Sweden, Botaniska Trädgården (Botanical Gardens), located in the university ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Uppsala Botanical Gardens, Sweden
Sun in the middle of Swedish winter is a sought after thing, and this photo by Flickr user mjlacey captures the seasonal beauty of sunlight on snow.
The oldest botanical garden in Sweden, Botaniska Trädgården (Botanical Gardens), located in the university ...Photo Of The Day: Monks, Monkeys And A Snake Charmer
This Photo of the Day, titled "Monkeys, Monks, and a Snake Charmer is Today's Virtualvacay #srilanka," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member and travel photographer Jen Pollack Bianco.
On Flickr as MyLifesATrip, and hosting a website of the same name, Bianco has also ...Photo Of The Day: A 121-Year-Old Dutch Beauty
Despite the Netherlands not quite being world renowned for their castles, Castle De Haar is a classic example of one, even complete with a moat. This shot by Dutch native Bert Kaufmann is exactly the kind that you would hope to capture yourself, where it's easy to ...Video Of The Day: Sunrise In Cloud City
Today's Video of the Day could pass for footage from a futuristic sci-fi movie, but it was taken recently in Dubai by photographer Sebastian Opitz. Opitz's surreal, almost comic book-like images were shot on a rare foggy morning as the sun rises. The time-lapse video was ...
Photo Of The Day: Camel Safari In Jaisalmer
Today's multi-image Photo of the Day features scenes from an overnight camel safari in the desert surrounding Jaisalmer, India. Instagram user LankaEdited used a photo collage smartphone app to share different snapshots from her adventure, then added the "Rise" filter to ...Photo Of The Day: Pashmina Goats In The Himalayas
The stark realities of winter are excellently captured in this photo by Flickr user arunchs.
Taken in the Himalayas, these Pashmina Goats grazing in Changthang Plateau, Ladakh, belong to changpa people residing in the nearby village of Puga. The photo is striking when ...Photo Of The Day: Mount Revelstoke National Park View
This Photo of the Day, titled "Mount Revelstoke National Park View," comes from one of my favorite Gadling Flickr pool members James Wheeler. I like James' work for more than its visual appeal too. Rather than simply posting a photo (like I do), James adds detail about ...Photo Of The Day: Morning Landscapes Of Hampi, India
The sun rises over boulders, the Tungabhadra River and the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire's former capital to make a gorgeous golden landscape in today's Photo Of The Day, taken by Arun Bhat. Located in southwest India, this tide of rocks and history are a part of the ...Photo Of The Day: A Plus Cathedral
Today is March 14, also known as Pi Day (in case it's been awhile since you took math, pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, 3.14), a day to celebrate mathematics, or just eat some pie. If you are in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today and can remember a ...Photo Of The Day: Colonial Architecture In Burma
When we think of Southeast Asian architecture we often think of old temples and ancient statues, but the influence of colonial times on this area of the world has had just as much of an influence on the local infrastructure and design.
Flickr member R A L F captured ...Photo Of The Day: Philippines Jeepney
This Photo of the Day, titled "Philippines / Palawan / Roxas," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member AdamJamesWilson.
Adam captions the image
"Took this photo during a stop on the otherwise miserable eight hour bus journey from Puerto to El Nido. Not 100% sure ...Photo Of The Day: Roussanou Monastery Above the Clouds
The Roussanou Monastery is undeniably beautiful. This Christian Eastern Orthodox monastery is just one of six that are listed as a part of a World Heritage Site in Meteora, Greece. When the monks settled and began the impossible construction of their mountaintop ...Photo Of The Day: Bicycles In Batavia
Sometimes on our travels, we come across a scene so perfectly photogenic, we have to wonder if it was staged. Today's Photo of the Day was taken by Flickr user thetravelingteacher in Jakarta's Old Batavia, or Kota, area. The line of rented bicycles with matching helmets is ...Photo Of The Day: Surfing Near San Francisco
"Sometimes in the morning, when it's a good surf, I go out there, and I don't feel like it's a bad world," Nobel Prize-winning chemist Kary Mullis famously said.
Today's Photo of the Day from Flickr user Jason Rodman captures the essence of that quote. Somewhere ...Photo Of The Day: Southern Cross Station
Train stations around the world all have their own personality. Often, they are great works of architecture. This photo from pkorsmok gives a different view of the lines and design of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, Australia, capturing a quiet moment in a station ...Photo Of The Day: Melbourne Alleyway
This Photo of the Day, titled "Melbourne Alleyway," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Peter Rood (aka pkorsmok) and was captured using a Sony NEX-5N.
The image appears as part of Rood's Melbourne set on Flickr accompanied by the caption:
"Found this cool alley ...Photo Of The Day: Perched Above Guatemala
A view from a ridiculously good vantage point can forge a lifelong memory. This spot above Lake Atitlan in western Guatemala, shot by Shuo Huang, really sets the standard for others to be compared to. This volcanic lake is what adventures are built around and make weeks ...Photo Of The Day: Behind The Scenes
For the Gadling Photo of the Day, we like to feature a variety of photographers both amateur and professional, to show the range of great travel photos: from the "lucky shot," to the cellphone pic, to the well-timed and set-up image. Some people just have a great eye, and ...Photo Of The Day: Buddha On The Beach In Bali
Now try saying that five times fast.
This Photo of the Day, from Instagram user terra_tripper, features a golden Buddha statue nestled in the sands of Sanur, Bali.
Ostensibly, he's there to imbue the beach with peace and zen. We just think it makes for a cool ...Photo of the Day: Love Locks in Paris
Paris is a romantic city. The architecture, the lights, the food, the language; it's hard to deny that this city is a place for love.
One of the classic expressions of romance in the City of Light is the collection of love padlocks on some of Paris' most classic ...
